Survey of English Dialects recording in Andreas, Isle of Man
Description
[Side 1] John reflects on changes in farming during his lifetime, recalls using horses to 'grub' [= harvest] potatoes and turnips and remembers cutting hay with horse-rake, discussses cost of tractors, compares traditional 'stooking' [= setting up sheaves of corn prior to stacking] and stacking with modern mechanised methods, talks about decline of thatched roofs locally and cost of maintenance, discusses housing stock in village. [Side 2] John describes local farmer, briefly mentions recent poor weather, talks about work as tailor, recalls buying Jedburgh tweed and selling wool to local mills.
Metadata
| Identifier | vkyv6xcg |
| IRN | 726902 |
| Class Mark | LAVC/SRE/D/2/D137 |
| Level | Item |
| Type of Record | Archives - ISAD(G) |
| Peristent Link | http://prototype1.library.leeds.ac.uk/vkyv6xcg |
| Collection(s) | Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture |
| Category | Archive |
| Parent Record | English Dialect Sound Recordings (England and Wales) |
| Creator(s) | Barry, Michael V |
| Date | Oct 1958 |
| Size and Medium | [Side 1] 04 min. 55 sec., [Side 2] 05 min. 08 sec. |